80 years ago today, Ohrdruf Concentration Camp was liberated by the American 4th Armored Division & 89th Infantry Division, making it the first concentration camp liberated by the Americans. Generals Patton, Eisenhower, & Bradley visited the camp shortly thereafter, along with media and congressmen, to ensure these atrocities were shared with the world. U.S. leaders also forced captured Nazi commanders and local townspeople to walk through the piles of bodies to view the horrific actions that to

Laying a rose at the site of a mass grave at Ohrdruf Concentration Camp, 80 years after it was liberated by American soldiers of the 4th Armor and 89th Infantry divisions. Let us NEVER forget what happened here. #holocaust #neverforget #costoffreedom | Walk Among Heroes

German students in Ohrdruf participating in workshops surrounding the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp. #holocaust #neverforget #history #remember | Walk Among Heroes